Moordown

Summary

Moordown (E02003177) is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole local authority (view on map). Moordown has an approximate population of 8,400 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Moordown neighbours Northbourne, Throop & Muscliffe, Winton, Queens Park, and Burton & Airport.

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  • 10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Moordown is the 9th least deprived area in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (out of 48) with 18% of children living in low-income families, compared to 31% across Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Moordown, 10% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole and 27% nationally.

10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Moordown % in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole % in England
Eligible for free school meals 10% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 90% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Moordown, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Moordown % in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Moordown, 16% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Moordown % in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole % in England
White 82% 80% 67%
Asian 6% 6% 14%
Black 2% 3% 7%
Mixed 7% 7% 7%
Other 2% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Moordown with English as an additional language is 15%, compared with 18% in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Moordown % in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 15% 18% 22%
Known or believed to be English 85% 82% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Moordown has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Moordown
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

In Moordown, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and well-being: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Moordown. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Moordown has no state-funded schools.

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